SOLICITATION W519TC23R2044.pdf

1. The United States Army Contracting Command – Rock Island (ACC-RI) requests a proposal on behalf of Rock Island Garrison (USAG – RIA) consisting of furnishing labor, materials and equipment to design and construct the concrete pad and shelter to display a Mark VIII tank on the Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island IL. All work is to be done in accordance with the Scope of Work (SOW) for project 2021-3707.

2. The period of performance for this project is 164 calendar days from the date of the Notice to Proceed. Failure in completing the project in the allotted 164 calendar days will result in a deduction at the liquidated damages rate of $1,000.00 (one thousand dollars) per calendar day until the project is completed.

3. This requirement will be competed on SAM.gov at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ as a 100% Small

Business Set Aside.

4. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 238990, All Other Specialty Trade Contractors.The Product Service Code Y1PZ, Construction of Other Non-Building Facilities.

5. All Offerors MUST be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.204-7 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.204-7004 when submitting an offer, and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. Lack of registration in SAM will make an Offeror ineligible for award. Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ or by calling 866-606-8220.

6. The Government will award a single Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract from this solicitation to the responsive, responsible Offeror with the lowest price and an acceptable past performance rating as outlined in paragraph 7.

7. The contractor shall submit a total of three past performance references for similar projects that are within the last five years and may include subcontractor references.

a. Each reference shall include the information bulleted below:

Contracting agency/company and technical points of contact with their phone numbers, electronic-mail addresses, and titles.

Contract number and delivery/task order number, as applicable.

The original contract award date (for the base period of performance) and the completion (or estimated completion) date (shall reflect all option periods).

Contract value (value of each performance period shall be identified).

Scope of work.

b. If applicable, the submittal in this section shall also list any contract or purchase order under which either a cure notice or show cause letter was received, or any contract or purchase order that was terminated for cause by the Government within the past three years. The contractor must briefly explain the facts and circumstances in each such instance.

The Government will evaluate past performance as acceptable/unacceptable. The Government will contact all contract references provided and conduct research into Government Databases on past performance (PPIRs, CPARs, etc.) to determine past performance to be relevant and recent and to determine that past performance to be acceptable.

Relevant past performance efforts involve similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this RFP requires.

Recent past performance is within the past 5 years.

Past Performance Acceptable/Unacceptable Rating Method is as follows:

ADJECTIVAL RATING DESCRIPTION

Acceptable Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the offeror’s performance record is unknown. (See note above)

Unacceptable Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government does not have a reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

In the case of an offeror without a record of recent/relevant past performance no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned. The Offeror will be given an acceptable rating.

8. The Government anticipates price competition, therefore, certified cost or pricing data is not required to be submitted with the Offeror’s proposal. However, the Government reserves the right to request certified cost or pricing data in the event price competition does not exist.

9. A Notice to Proceed (NTP) will be issued at time of contract award and the awardee shall prepare and submit a practicable schedule and Quality Control Plan (QCP) to the Contracting Officer for approval within 14 days. The remaining pre-submittals are due within 30 days after issuance of the NTP, with commencement of physical work to begin 45 days after NTP. Per allowance provided within FAR clause 52.236-15, titled “Schedules for Construction Contracts (APR 1984)”, the Contracting Officer has authorized a revision to paragraph (a) of the clause. FAR clause 52.236-15 as revised is included in its entirety below.

52.236-15 SCHEDULES for CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS (APR 1984)

(a) The Contractor shall, within 15 days after issuance of the notice to proceed, submit three copies of a practicable schedule to the Contracting Officer and Contracting Officer Representative for approval.

The schedule shall show the order in which the Contractor proposes to perform the work, and the dates on which the Contractor contemplates starting and completing the several salient features of the work (including acquiring materials, plant, and equipment). The schedule shall be in the form of a progress chart of suitable scale to indicate appropriately the percentage of work scheduled for completion by any given date during the period. If the Contractor fails to submit a schedule within the time prescribed, the Contracting Officer may withhold approval of progress payments until the Contractor submits the required schedule.

(b) The Contractor shall enter the actual progress on the chart as directed by the Contracting Officer, and upon doing so shall immediately deliver three copies of the annotated schedule to the Contracting Officer. If, in the opinion of the Contracting Officer, the Contractor falls behind the approved schedule, the Contractor shall take steps necessary to improve its progress, including those that may be required by the Contracting officer, without additional cost to the Government. In this circumstance, the Contracting Officer may require the Contractor to increase the number of shifts, overtime operations, days of work, and/or the amount of construction plant, and to submit for approval any supplementary schedule or schedules in chart form as the Contracting Officer deems necessary to demonstrate how the approved rate of progress will be regained.

(c) Failure of the Contractor to comply with the requirements of the Contracting Officer under this clause shall be grounds for a determination by the Contracting Officer that the Contractor is not prosecuting the work with sufficient diligence to ensure completion within the time specified within the contract.

Upon making this determination, the Contracting Officer may terminate the Contractor’s right to proceed with the work, or any separable part of it, in accordance with the default terms of this contract.

10. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and make no award if such action is in the best interest of the Government.

11. Notice to potential Offerors: In order to align with current requirements of Department of Defense (DoD) DFARS 201.304 and Army Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplemental (AFARS)

5101.304 there has been a change to the format of ACC-RI solicitations (and resultants contracts). This notice is to inform you of that format change and to advise you to review the entire solicitation thoroughly.

12. There will be a site visit held on Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. central time. All attendees will meet at the corner of Rodman Avenue and Gillespie Street . Please see Attachment 0007, Site Visit map.

****** PLEASE READ CAREFULLY FOR IMPORTANT SITE VISIT INFORMATION **********

ALL ATTENDEES MUST ACCESS THE ISLAND THROUGH THE MOLINE GATE AND STOP

AT BUILDING 23, VISITOR CONTROL CENTER, TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE ISLAND

UNLESS YOU HAVE AN EXISTING BADGE TO GAIN ACCESS. YOU WILL NEED TO SHOW

A VALID DRIVERS LICENSE. PLEASE ALLOW 60 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE SITE VISIT FOR

PROCESSING.PLEASE EMAIL THE NAMES OF THE ATTENDEES FROM YOUR COMPANY TO

JULIE.K.CULLITON.CIV@ARMY.MIL

13. Offerors are cautioned to ensure their proposals are fully complete, including fill-ins and blanks in the solicitation. Any Offeror submitting a proposal agrees by submission that their proposal and the prices contained therein will be valid for 60 days after receipt of final proposals.

14. This solicitation is subject to availability of funds; therefore this solicitation is currently unfunded.

The Government reserves the right to not fund any work listed in the solicitation. See FAR clause 52.232-18.

15. Offerors should note the provision at FAR 52.215-1, titled “Instructions to Offerors – Competitive Acquisition”. The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation without discussions with Offerors (except clarifications described in FAR 15.306(a)). Therefore, Offeror’s initial proposals should contain the best terms. The Government does however, reserve the right to conduct discussions if determined necessary by the Contracting Officer.

16. The prevailing Wage Rate Requirements (Construction) will be incorporated into the resultant contract and will be in effect for the entire period of performance of the resultant contract. The most recent wage rates can be found online at: www.sam.gov or see Attachment 0008, Wage Determination of this solicitation.

17. Contractor questions regarding this solicitation and work contained within the SOW are due to the solicitation point of contact (POC) no later than 10:00 a.m. CST on Friday, June 8, 2023 in order to ensure all questions can be answered and posted for all Offerors’ knowledge prior to solicitation closing date and time reflected in box 13 of this document. All questions should be directed in writing by email to Julie Culliton, julie.k.culliton.civ@army.mil and Kathleen Ward at kathleen.m.ward.civ@army.mil providing SOLICITATION number W519TC-23-R-2044 in the subject line.

18. Proposal submission deadline is listed in Block 13 of this solicitation. Proposal must be sent electronically to julie.k.culliton.civ@army.mil. No hard copies will be accepted.

Offerors shall reference solicitation W519TC-23-R-2044 and company name in the proposal email subject line.

In email body, please request receipt to confirm delivery and also include the Bid Bond

Package /Envelope tracking information (see Bid Bond submission instructions in paragraph 19).

There is no drop-box system for proposal submittal.

Our email system standard is an estimated limit of ten (10) megabytes per incoming email.

Please be aware that large files may require extra time to be delivered into our email system.

All proposal documents must be fully delivered into the email system and time-stamped by theGovernment server no later than the time shown in Block 13 of this document.

19. Contractor Bid Bonds are required to be submitted via both mail and electronic mail. See instructions below.

Original Contractor Bid Bonds shall be mailed to the address below. In-person delivery Bid Bonds will not be accepted.

MAILING ADDRESS:

Army Contract Command – Rock Island Attention: Julie Culliton 3055 Rodman Avenue, Building 60 3rd Floor Rock Island, IL 61299

Additionally, a scanned copy of the Bid Bonds shall be sent via electronic mail along with the proposal submission. Bid Bond Package/Envelope tracking information shall be submitted at time of electronic proposal submission.

20. This executive summary is provided as an administrative convenience and is not intended to alter the terms and conditions of the solicitation in any way. Any inconsistencies between this executive summary and other solicitation provisions shall be resolved in favor or the other solicitation provisions.

21. Clauses and provisions from the FAR and supplements thereto are incorporated into this document by reference and in full text. Those incorporated by reference have the same force and effect as if they were included in full text.

22. This solicitation should not be discussed with any Government employee except the Contracting Officer, Ms. Kathleen Ward, or the Contract Specialist, Ms. Julie Culliton. Failure to adhere to this restriction may be grounds to declare your firm ineligible for consideration of any award resulting from this competitive acquisition.

23. The Government representative for this acquisition is Julie Culliton, julie.k.culliton.civ@army.mil.

Comments or questions should be directed in writing to Julie Culliton by email, providing the solicitation number W519TC-23-R-2044 in the subject line.